White House Makes Shortlist for Bernanke's Job

There Is No Front-Runner So Far; Nomination May Not Happen Till Fall

By

Peter Nicholas and

Jon Hilsenrath

Updated June 27, 2013 8:37 p.m. ET

The Obama administration is assembling a shortlist of candidates to lead the Federal Reserve, in the expectation that chairman Ben Bernanke won't seek reappointment when his second term at the central bank ends in January, according to people familiar with the matter.

The search is in the early stages and there is no front-runner, according to these people, who wouldn't divulge any names on the shortlist. A selection might not be...